Projecting figure wheel toy



Nov. 20, 1928. 1,692,714

c. A. WETZELL PROJECTING FIGURE WHEEL TOY Filed Nov. 12, 1926 6M1.WZzall,

INVENTQR 74% BY ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Nov. 20, 1928.

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PRUJ'E'GTIING FIGURE VJI-IE'ELTOY.

Application filed November 12, 1926. Serial No. 148,030.

This invention relates to certain novel iniprovenients in toys and hasfor its principal object the provision of an improved construction ofthis character which' will be highly efiicient in use and economical inmanufacture.

One of the many objects of this invention is to provide acharacter-which has pivotally associated therewith kickoff membersoperable for projecting an object in a direction from the character.-

A furtheryobject of the invention is the provision of a simplecombination and are rzingement of parts for projecting an object from awheel bearing platform.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of partsto be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be bestunderstood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing and in which 2' Fig. 1 is atypical side elevational view of theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same, and

Fig 3 is a sectional-detail View taken substantially on the line 33 ofFig. 1. i

In the drawing indicates a platform which is supported for rotationabout wheels 12. These wheels 12 are connected to the platform throughthe medium of shaft pins 13.- The rear end portion 14 of the platforrn10 has a depression 15' formed therein within which asphei'icalelementor ball 16 is adapted to be positioned. This depression 15 is of a depthwhich will prevent the ball 16 from becoming self-displaced on theplatr'orm 10. Formed in the platform 10 are spaced openings '17 whichterminate at their end portions on the counter-bores 18. Po-

sitioned through the openings 17 with heads 19' thereof confined in thecounter-bores18 are screw members 20. These screw menibe'rs 20 fixedlyconnect the front legs 21 of the character 22 to the platform. 4 Thischar actor 22 in the present instancesimulates a donkey and the legs 21are pivotally' connected to the body 2?! of the donkey 22 as at 24whereby the body 23 maybe pivoted relative to the legs 21.

Secured to the forward end portion 25 of the platform 10 is ahitc'hingpost 26. This hitching post 26 issecured to the platformthrough the medium of a suitable securing nail and the upper end portionthereof is provided with an annular groove 28 for; the reception of alooped end portion 29 of anoperating cord 30; The lnnjer end portion 31of this operatingv cord is secured to the head portion 32 of the donkeythrough the medium of an attaching-nail By placing the finger 34 uponthe cord 30 as at 35 and pressing the cord 30 downwardly thebo'dy' 23will'be caused to pivot about this pivotal connection. to the legs 21which legsj2-l pro= vide-a pivotal suppor't tor the body 23. The

rear; end portion 36 of the body has areeess i 37 formed thereinandiarr'anged in this re: cess is a spring 38.-- The end portion 39 ofthe spring 38 is connected to the body as at 40; The opposite endportion otthe spring extends substantially at right angles with respectto the major portion of the spring and has itsiouter end. portionconnected as at 41 to the-rear legs 420i the character 22,- said legs 42being connected together through the medium of a pin 43.=1 These rearlegs- 42 are pivotally connected to the body23 through the medium ofa'pintle pin 44.- The legs 42 when in the positionillustrated in F 1 areheld-against pivotalmovement by action of the spring 32 throiigh themedium of aplatelo whic'lr is secured to the platform 10 as at 461 Thisplate 45 has a longitudinal rip-turned portion 47 which provides acatchfor releasably;lioldingthe legs 42 in a position il lus'tratedvinFigrl with the spring 38 under tension.

By pressing the cord 30 downwardly the body 23 will be pivoted relativeto the plat form 10 and release the legs42 fromiengagemnt with the plate145. As soon as these legs 42 are released from the plate 45*t-he spring38-ac'ts upon these logs in arearward direction in kickactio'n. Asthese'legsall pivot in this direction they strike the bdll 1-6 and theforce of movement of the legs pro jects the ball 16 from theplattormld'n It is intended that this ball 16 be iitil-iied for knocking downten-pins which ten-pins are arranged in a predetermined position to therear of the platform 10.

As shown in Fig. 1 it will be seen that the ball 16 is'pro-vide'd with ahole-16' which is member is secured to the platform 10 to the rear ofthe hitching post 26; Secured to the back Oftlle body can; a sack 49;This sack 49 has pocket portions 50 which areadapted no i to be arrangedon opposite sides of the body 23 and in these pockets is adapted to beplaced the ten-pins 51.

The donkey body and platform togetherfore, do not wish to be limited tothe precise details of construction set forth, but desire to availmyselfof such variations and modifications as come within the scope ofthe appendedclaims.

The invention having been 'set forth, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy including a body having a recess formed in an end portionthereof, supporting members pivotally connected to the body portion,said body portion being adapted to be pivoted relative to saidsupporting members,

kick-off members pivotally connected to the body portion at said endportion and adapted to pivotally move relative to the body portion whenSEUd bOCly portion is pivoted relative to said supporting members, meansnormally confined in sald recess under tension for pivoting saidkick-oil. members relative to the bodyportion, means for releasablyholding said kick-off members in aposition to increase the tension ofsaid pivoting means, and means connected to said body portion forpivoting the body portion relative to said supporting members to releasethe kick-off members from said holding means whereby said kick-offmembers will be pivoted relative to the body portion in kick-like actionby action of said pivoting means, and a member positioned in the path ofmovement of said kickoff members and adapted to be projected free fromthe body portion by pivotal movement of the kick-off members in adirection to strike an object remotely positioned from the body. 1 2. Atoy including a body having a reees formed in an end portion thereof,supporting members pivotallyconnected to the body portion, said bodyportion being adapted to be pivoted relative to saidsupporting members,kick-off members pivotally connected to the body portion at said endportion and adapted to pivotally move relative to the body portion,means normally confined. in said recess under tension for pivoting saidkick-off members relative to the body portion, means for: releasablyholding said kick-off members in a position to increase the tension ofsaid pivoting means, means for pivoting said body portion relative tosaid supporting members to release the kick-off members from saidholding means whereby said kick-off members will be pivoted relative tothe body portion in kick-like action by action of said pivoting means,and a member positioned in the path of movement of said kick-01f membersand adapted to be projected free from the body portion" by pivotalmovement of the kick-off members.

3. A toy of the class described including a wheel bearing platform, apost extending upwardly from the platform, a character, said characterincluding le portions fixed to the platform and pivota ly connected tothe body portion of the character, rear leg portions pivotally connectedto the bodyportion, said body portion being adapted to be pivotedrelative to the fixed leg portions, and said rear leg portions beingadapted to be pivoted relative to the body portion, a memher having aportion providinga catch for releasably holding the rear leg portionsagainst pivotal movement relative to the body portion, a spring memberconnected to the body portion and the rear leg portions and normallyunder tension when said catch is operable on said rear leg portions,said spring member being adapted to pivot the rear leg portions inkick-like action relative to the body portion when said leg portions arereleased from said catch, a flexible member connecting the post to thebody portion and adapted to be drawn taut to impart pivotal movement ofthe body portion relative to the supporting legs whereby to release therear leg portions from the catch, and an object adapted to be struck bysaid rear leg portions and projected in a direction from said bodyportion. b i 1 4. A toy of the class described including a wheel bearingplatform, a post extending upwardly from the platform, a character, saidcharacter including leg portions fixed to the platform and pivotallyconnected to the body portion of the character, rear leg portionspivotally connected to the body portion, said rear leg portions beingadaptedto be pivoted relative to the body portion, a member having aportion providing a catch for releasably holding the rear legportionsagainst pivotal movement relativeto the body portion, a springmember connected to the body portion and therear leg portions andnormally under tension when said catch is operable on said rear legportions,said spring member being adapted to pivot the rear leg portionsin kick like action relative to the body portion when said leg portionsare released from said catch, a flexible member connecting the post tothe body portion and adapted tobe drawn taut to impart pivotal movementof the body portion relative to the supporting legs whereby to releasethe rear leg portions from the catch andan object adapted to be struckby said rear leg portions and projected in a direc tion from said bodyportion.

5. A toy including a platform, a character stud member extendingupwardly from the platform, kick-off members pivotally connected to thecharacter, means operable on the kick-off members forpivoting thekick-off members in 'kick-like. action rcla five to the character whensaid character is pivoted relative to thep'zlatform, means forreleasably holding said kick-off members z'igainst pivotal movement inkick-like action, a cord connecting the head of the character to thepost and adapted to be manually drawn into taut condition to pivot thecharacter relative to the platform and release the kick-off members forpivotal movement, and an object carried by the stud and adapted to bemanually removed therefrom and be positioned on the platform andprojected from the platform by operation of the kick-0E members.

6.'A toy including a platform, a character pivotally supported by theplatform, a post extending upwardly from the platform, a pin extendingupwardly from the platform, kick-off members pivotally connected to thecharacter, means operable on the kick-off members for pivoting thekick-off members in kick-like action relative to the character when saidcharacter is pivoted relative to the platform, means for releasablyholding said kick-off members against pivotal movement in kick-likeaction, a cord connecting the head of the character to the post andadapted to be manually drawn into taut conditionto pivot the characterrelative to the platform, a ball adapted to be engaged by the kick-offmembers and projected free from the platform, said ball having anopening formed therein adapted for the reception of the pin when saidpin is not disposed in the path of pivotal movement of the kick-offmembers.

7 A toy including a supporting platform,

a body portion rigidly secured to the plat-.

form, other body portions pivotally connected together, means connectingone of said other body portions to said first mentioned body portionpermitting said other body portions to pivot relative to said firstmentioned body portion, a spring member acting on said other bodyportions to pivot said body portions relative to each other, latch meansreleasably engaging the other of said other body portions for holdingsaid other body portions against said relative pivotal movement with resmet to each other andmeans operable on the said one of said other bodyportions for pivoting said other body portions relative to the saidfirst mentioned body portion to disengage said other of the other bodyportions from said latch means to permit relative pivotal movementbetween said other body portions by action of said spring member.

8. A toy including a supporting platform,

a character including'frontleg portions having the lower ends thereoffixedly secured to said platform, said character including a bodyportion adapt-ed to bev pivotall'y con nc'ctcd to the upper ends of saidfront leg Portions, rear portions attached to said thereof, said bodyportion havinga rec ss portion body portion adjacent the rear end formedtherein ad acent the end thereof, spring means mounted in said recessand adapted to engage said rear portions,

m'eansfor releasably holding rear leg portions in engagement .w' n sid'platforin whereby to place said spr Q ns under tension, a post mo onform ad ac'ent the front on d thereof, a: cord extending between theupper end of said post and the head portion of said character adapted tobe manually drawn downwardly whereby to pivot said body portion aboutsaid front leg portions whereby to release said rear leg portions fromen agement with said holding means whereby said spring member may pivotsaid rear leg with a kick like action.

9. A toy including a supportingplatform, a character including front legportions having the lower ends thereof fixedly secured to said platform,said character including a body portion adapted to be pivotallyconnected to the upper ends of said front leg portions, rear legportions attached to said body portion adjacent the rear end thereof,said body portion having a recess formed therein adjacent the rear endthereof, spring means mounted in said recess and adapted to engage saidrear leg portions, means for releasably holding said rear leg portionsin engagement with said platform whereby to whereby to release said rearleg portions from engagement witl said holding means whereby said springmember may pivot said rear leg witha kick like action, aid platformhaving a depression formed therein behind said holding. means, a ballmember mounted in said depression adapted to be projected toward objectsmounted in spaced relation with respect to said supporting platform byengagement of said rear leg portionswith said ball means upon thereleasing of said rear leg portions from said holding means.

10. A toy including a supporting platform, a character including frontleg 'por tions having the lower ends thereof fixedly secured to saidplatform, said character including a body portion adapted to bepivotally connected to the upper ends of said front leg portions, rearleg portions attached to said body portion adjacent the rear endthereof, said body portion having a recess formed therein adjacent therear end thereof,

spring means mounted in said recess and adapted to engage said rear legportions, means for releasably holding said rear leg portions inengagement with said platform whereby to place said spring means undertension, a post mounted on said platform ad- 'acent the front endthereof, a cord extendmg between the upper end of said post and the headportion of said character adapted pivot said rearleg with a kicklike'action,

spaced relation with respect to said supportingplatform by engagement ofsaid rear leg portions with saidball means upon the re leasing of saidrear leg portions from said holding means, said ball member having anopening formed therein, a stud on said platform adapted to receive theopening in said ball member when said ball member is not disposed insaid depression.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CLARE A. WETZELL.

